Touch and Go

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Touch and Go
Touch and Go2850×1900 1.33 MB

This was a Great Egret in full breeding attire going in and out of the dead-woods in the trees getting branches for the nest. It was great fun watching him fly in and out, over and over.

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All comments are welcome.

Technical Details

Is this a composite: Yes
D500, 200-500@ 400mm, f/5.6, 1/2500, ISO 400

Pretty much straight ACR/PS for the bright highlights and one TK lights mask. This sequence occurred over a 15 minute period in the low side of mid morning so the light didn’t change much.

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Very nice compositing edit. Good poses and detail and I like the oof background. Well done.

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Nice job on the composite, Chris. Excellent detail in the egret(s). I really like the way you handled the overlap-it works very well.

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I agree with both Dennis and Allen with regards to the compositing processing. Excellent exposure on the white plumage of these breeding egrets. I have to look to see anything unnatural in the processing. Good job!

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There are a couple of branch sticks overlapping the second and last Egret shot, I missed…but would fix if I went to print with it.

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Hi Chris
This is really cool work. When I first looked at the frame, I though you had photographed four Great Whites taking off. The whites and detail on this Egret are very well handed and I love the wing action.
After I reread your comments and enlarged the composite shot I found a wing cut-out between the 3rd & 4th Egret frame. I hand to really look for it.
Peter

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Oh darn, Peter, now I have to go do one more edit.